Correction: Franchise owner Curt Bartell's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story.

Frozen yogurt and sandwiches are off the table at three stores closing down in Springfield.

Orange Leaf in Fremont Corners will be closed permanently as of Dec. 28, said owner and operator Curt Bartell. The Orange Leaf frozen yogurt location at 1011 S. Glenstone Ave. and Which Wich sandwich shop at 1920 E. Independence St. closed nearly a month ago, he said.

All three stores are for sale and are "well below market price," Bartell said.

"The store itself is doing very well and it’s for sale and we hope a buyer will come along and be able to reopen it as soon as possible and continue, what I like to call, the Orange Leaf legacy," Bartell said. "We’d love for those to continue, but, if they don’t, so be it, I guess."

Bartell said Orange Leaf has been open in Springfield for eight years.

"We just have an overwhelming customer base," Bartell said. "I hate to let them down."

Aside from his Springfield locations, Bartell also operates stores in St. Louis.

"We had some problems with a couple of our businesses, primarily in St. Louis, and they actually created a situation where, in order to recover, we were going to need to sell these here," Bartell said about the stores in Springfield. "That’s come about in the last month or so, and we made the decision that we’d put it up for sale."

Bartell did not want to go into a new fiscal year with tax-related problems associated with the businesses, so that's why Friday is its final day open, he said.

"It’s really sad because they’re the extreme bright points of our portfolio and they’ve traditionally done extremely well," Bartell said. "Sometimes you make a wrong business decision and it affects more than you anticipate."

Bartell said he didn't want to disclose exactly what issues had taken place.

"It was just some bad business decisions — invested in some areas we probably shouldn’t have and that just created a downfall for that part of our business," Bartell said. "Unfortunately, that affected our Orange Leaf and Which Wich brand."

A secondary reason for closing down the stores is for health reasons, he said.

"I’ve encountered some health issues," Bartell said. "I’m not able to operate the store in the manner we feel we need to."

Although the stores will be closed in Springfield, Bartell said he has no plans to move away.

"It’s just been a great opportunity for us," Bartell said. "We loved to work in the store — our guests are like family and we’re going to miss them all."